Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery [MBBS]

Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Karwar is an autonomous government medical college affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, offering MBBS as a 5.5-year programme with a one-year compulsory internship. With 150 seats admitted through NEET-UG via the All India Quota and Karnataka State Quota through KEA, and an annual fee of INR 64,350, KIMS Karwar offers affordable government-regulated MBBS on the Karnataka coast.

📋 Admission Status: Applications closed. Counselling begins July 2026 (Tentative).

KIMS Karwar MBBS Fees 2026

• Hostel and miscellaneous charges are billed separately as per college norms.
• No management or NRI quota seats are available at KIMS Karwar.

KIMS Karwar MBBS Admission 2026

• MCC counselling at mcc.nic.in handles 15% All India Quota seats.
• KEA state quota counselling is at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.

The dates mentioned above are tentative and subject to change.

Eligibility Criteria

• Pass in Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English with a minimum 50% aggregate in PCB (40% for SC/ST/OBC as per NMC regulations)
• Minimum age of 17 years as of December 31, 2026
• Valid NEET-UG 2026 qualifying score as per the NMC-notified percentile for the respective category
• Karnataka domicile required for state quota seats through KEA counselling

Admission Process

• Register and appear for NEET-UG 2026 through the NTA portal at neet.ntaonline.in
• Download the NEET-UG rank card and scorecard after result declaration on Jul 16, 2026
• Register for MCC All India Quota counselling at mcc.nic.in for 15% AIQ seats
• Karnataka domicile candidates register for KEA state counselling at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in for 85% state quota seats
• Fill and lock preferences including KIMS Karwar in the respective portals
• Receive seat allotment and report to KIMS Karwar with original documents within the reporting deadline
• Complete document verification and pay the admission fee to confirm enrollment

✓ Opt for this if

• Seeking affordable government-quota MBBS in coastal Karnataka
• Karnataka domicile student with a competitive NEET-UG state rank
• Want clinical training in a government hospital serving Uttara Kannada district
• Comfortable with government college environment and its obligations

✗ Skip if

• Targeting AIIMS or premier government medical colleges in Bangalore
• Prefer a college in a larger city with major tertiary care hospitals
• Need extensive super-specialty clinical exposure from the first year
• Not comfortable with a relatively newer medical institution (2016)

KIMS Karwar MBBS Scholarships 2026

• Karnataka state scholarships are applied through ssp.karnataka.gov.in.
• Central Sector Scholarship applications are submitted through scholarships.gov.in.

As mentioned, KIMS Karwar offers admission to MBBS program based on Karnataka-NEET-Counselling rank. KIMS Karwar Karnataka-NEET-Counselling Cutoff 2025 rank is 64589 for the 1G category. Further, Karnataka-NEET-Counselling cutoff rank is 85706 for 1H , 66061 for 1R , 60034 for 2AG and 64822 for 2AH category. Check KIMS Karwar Cutoff

KIMS Karwar MBBS Cutoff Year-wise Trends

The section below shows year-wise trends in KIMS Karwar MBBS Cutoff. According to year-wise trends, admission to the KIMS Karwar MBBS program in 2025 was closed at the 195971 rank , whereas in 2024, the closing rank was 203438 across all categories.

According to an external review site Ranking 2025, KIMS Karwar ranks 299 out of 632 colleges in India and 25th in state Karnataka for its MBBS program.

Read more on KIMS Karwar Rankings here

KIMS Karwar MBBS FAQs

Ques. How are the 150 MBBS seats at KIMS Karwar distributed between All India and Karnataka quota?

Ans. KIMS Karwar offers 150 MBBS seats per year. Of these, 15% of seats are allocated under the All India Quota and filled through MCC counselling at mcc.nic.in based on national NEET-UG merit. The remaining 85% of seats are allotted through KEA Karnataka state counselling at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in for Karnataka domicile candidates. There are no management or NRI quota seats, making KIMS Karwar a fully merit-based institution.

Ques. What is the clinical training setup at KIMS Karwar for MBBS students?

Ans. KIMS Karwar, established in 2016, is an autonomous government medical college with an attached teaching hospital serving Uttara Kannada district. MBBS students complete clinical postings in departments including Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, and Community Medicine. Being the primary government medical facility in the coastal Karwar region, the hospital receives patients from across Uttara Kannada, providing students with exposure to a diverse range of clinical cases.

Ques. What NEET-UG score is required for admission to KIMS Karwar MBBS?

Ans. The minimum NEET-UG qualifying percentile for admission to KIMS Karwar is the 50th percentile for general category (40th percentile for SC/ST/OBC). Actual cutoffs for Karnataka state quota seats are determined by KEA based on state merit rank, while AIQ cutoffs are set by MCC based on national merit. Candidates should check the KEA seat allotment result at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in and MCC result at mcc.nic.in after each counselling round.

Ques. Can students from states outside Karnataka get admission to KIMS Karwar?

Ans. Yes. The 15% All India Quota seats at KIMS Karwar are open to candidates from all states and are filled through MCC counselling at mcc.nic.in. The remaining 85% Karnataka state quota seats are reserved for Karnataka domicile candidates through KEA counselling. Non-Karnataka students should register with MCC and add KIMS Karwar as a preference to be considered for the AIQ category based on their NEET-UG national merit rank.

Ques. Are hostel facilities available at KIMS Karwar for MBBS students?

Ans. KIMS Karwar provides hostel accommodation for MBBS students on campus. Hostel charges are billed separately from the tuition fee and are as per the Karnataka government norms for government medical college hostels. Students are advised to apply for hostel accommodation at the time of enrollment, since seats are allotted based on availability. The college is located in Karwar, Uttara Kannada, on the Karnataka coast.

Ques. What are the post-graduation options for KIMS Karwar MBBS graduates?

Ans. After completing the MBBS programme and the one-year compulsory rotating internship, graduates from KIMS Karwar can appear for NEET-PG and INI-CET for MD, MS, and Diploma postgraduate programmes. They can also appear for NEXT (National Exit Test) as mandated by NMC. Karnataka government medical graduates may be required to fulfil a bond service obligation in rural or government health facilities as specified by the Karnataka government at the time of admission.